New reporting discusses a study that compares potential health risks and benefits of different types of milk, including skimmed, semi-skimmed and full-fat varieties.

The coverage frames the research as addressing a long-running nutrition debate: which milk option is considered “healthiest.” The articles focus on the findings that challenge common assumptions about so-called “red top” or higher-fat milk products, while also considering how milk fat content may relate to health outcomes. Because the two sources provided are both from the same publisher and repeat the same framing, they do not offer additional differing details about methodology, measured outcomes, or the size of any effects.

Overall, the reports agree that the study yields “surprising” results and that the question of healthfulness depends on how milk types are compared in the research. However, based on the information supplied here, specifics on the exact outcomes and conclusions are not included in the excerpts.